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IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF

82 hedge funds and large institutions have $161M invested in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

275% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 4

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7382 (+9)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $151M → $161M (+$9.95M)

1.71% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.94%63.23% (-1.7%)

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 33

Holders
82
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+12.33%
% of All Funds
1.08%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
15
Increased
21
Reduced
33
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NYLIM
1
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$27.7M +$539K +15,165 +2%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$25M -$1.03M -28,927 -4%
OPCM
3
Osborne Partners Capital Management
California
$19.6M +$846K +23,783 +5%
Envestnet Asset Management
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$10.1M +$3.52M +98,891 +54%
OAM
5
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$9.61M -$37.6K -1,058 -0.4%
Ameriprise
6
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$6.81M +$637K +17,920 +10%
EH
7
Equitable Holdings
New York
$5.09M +$313K +8,790 +7%
AL
8
Aspiriant LLC
California
$5.09M +$355K +9,979 +8%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$3.91M +$729K +20,508 +23%
BRWA
10
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$3.91M -$1.87M -52,721 -33%
KWA
11
Kingswood Wealth Advisors
California
$3.9M +$1.63M +45,792 +73%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.25M +$471K +13,241 +17%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
13
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$3.01M -$322K -9,056 -10%
SC
14
Savant Capital
Illinois
$2.69M -$1.81K -51 -0.1%
Raymond James Financial
15
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$2.54M +$1.01M +28,281 +67%
CFIA
16
Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors
New York
$2.21M -$2.56K -72 -0.1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
17
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.99M -$588K -16,548 -23%
LSWP
18
Liberty Square Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$1.87M -$784K -22,044 -30%
Cetera Investment Advisers
19
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$1.86M +$1.6M +45,124 +671%
Bank of America
20
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.53M -$354K -9,960 -19%
OIA
21
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$1.36M -$497K -13,976 -27%
Jane Street
22
Jane Street
New York
$1.25M +$1.24M +34,935 New
GS
23
GTS Securities
New York
$1.07M +$1.06M +29,783 New
Citadel Advisors
24
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$810K -$368K -10,356 -31%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
25
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$801K +$30.6K +860 +4%

MNA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

82 of the 7,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $161M — up 6.6% from $151M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new MNA positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $3.52M. The largest seller was B. Riley Wealth Advisors, cutting an estimated $1.87M.

  • 82 institutional investors held IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA) as of Q3 2025, up from 73 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $161M of IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF stock for Q3 2025, up 6.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 4 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $3.52M added.
  • The largest IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF seller in Q3 2025 was B. Riley Wealth Advisors, an estimated $1.87M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.